Developing Workplace Sustainability Policy: Tiny Opera Company Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of a workplace sustainability policy developed for the Tiny Opera Company. It outlines the company's commitment to environmental sustainability, focusing on key areas such as resource limitation, energy reduction, and waste management. The report discusses relevant standards like ISO 140001 and legislative requirements, alongside risk mitigation strategies within a specified budget. It details policy plans, including energy and gas usage reduction targets, waste management practices, and audience engagement initiatives. The implementation plan includes energy audits, water usage reports, staff training, and waste audits, all aimed at achieving organizational goals and promoting positive behavioral changes towards environmental conservation. The report also includes a bibliography of supporting resources.

Workplace Sustainability Policy
Sydney Opera House

Environmental Sustainability Policy
The main aim of the sustainability policy is to build new initiatives for the purpose of energy reduction
and implementing a pollution policy in low volume within a reasonable budget. The ISO 140001 standard
along with the other environmental standards are required to comply with the legislative policies of the
environmental agencies. The risk mitigation strategies are designed according to organizational budget of
less than $ 1 million and inviting the whole staff of the company as well as the audiences in the theatre to
participate in the sustainability process.
Areas of sustainability that Tiny Opera Company specifically wants to focus :
1. Resource limitation on usage
2. Reduction in energy
3. Waste management
4. Less hazardous practices

Sustainability Policy Plans
Policies of Effectiveness Timeframe Cost of
Implementing
Using low energy air
conditioners in a
limited time
Energy conservation 2 years $40,000 to 60,000
Recycling from scrap
papers
Waste Management 3 years $30,000 to 80,000
Low quality of paint
of VOC nature
Health Protection of
staff
2 years $1 million

Environmental Sustainability Policy
Strategies Maximizing the impact of the policy :
 2% annual reduction in the energy usage
 4 % reduction in the gas usage
 2% reduction in harmful toxic chemical contamination
 Less usage of water
 Inspiring audiences to participate in events and volunteer in
sustainability plans through tours and shows

Environmental Sustainability Policy
The objectives to focus on the implementation of the environmental sustainability plan :
1. Energy Reduction
2. Waste Management
2. Participation audience
3. Engagement of staff
4. Proper documentation
The actions to be taken to achieve the objectives are :
5. Maximize operational savings through energy efficiency
6. Embed water efficiency across all operations
7. Implement purchase of recycled office consumables
8. Maintain operational waste management
9. Maintain compliance with hazardous substances disposal
10. Risk Management Framework with Sydney Opera House functions

System of sustainability
 Energy audit with on-site feasibility monitoring plan by setting proper benchmarks
on the energy meter levels.
 Water usage report to be maintained with proper maintenance of fittings and fixtures
of taps
 Learning workshops and events inviting families of audiences to participate in the
conservation of natural resources
 Competency –based training to the staff through coaching , mentoring and safety
training through on-the –job induction.
 There should be waste audit with a proper strategy to prioritize the salvage and
reuse with ad-hoc clean ups
 Reducing the hard copy paper document to reduce costs which come from paper
storage

Responsibility of trainees
 Report on the waste performance bi-annually with the proper KPI
measures for each tasks
 Organizational goals attainment with SOH Cleaning Guidelines
 The staff are required to participate annually in Occupancy Survey for
the sustainability reporting
 Proper recycling processes for the waste management on the company
premises

Expected outcomes of trainees
There should be positive behavioural change towards conservation of natural
resources
with knowledge of how to handle and dispose hazardous chemicals. The staff should
be aware of less electricity consumption and engage in sustainable management
practices through surveys.
Their learning should be reflected on proper delivery of tasks with zero mishandling
of resources and increase in environmental practices adopted in the company
premises.

Bibliography
Birou, L. M., Green, K. W., & Inman, R. A. (2019). Sustainability knowledge
and training: Outcomes and firm performance. Journal of Manufacturing
Technology Management.
Lee, C. W., Wu, W., & Yang, C. F. (2019). Employees’ perceptions of training
and sustainability of human resource. Sustainability, 11(17), 4622.
Sydney Opera House. (2020). Environmental Sustainability.
Available at:
https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/general/corporate-information/environmental-
sustainability.html

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